Flesh Impact

Dedicated to Marilyn Monroe on the centenary of her birth, the film features yet another extraordinary performance by Ellen Burstyn, showcasing her uncommon talent as a performer. The film’s cast also includes Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sepideh Moafi. Johnson portrays Monroe at the height of her fame, while Burstyn stars as a version of Marilyn the world never got the chance to see. Flesh Impact takes its title from a phrase once used to describe Marilyn Monroe’s aura – that she looked so real and luminous on camera that viewers felt they could touch her through the screen.

When I was asked to make a film commemorating what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, I didn’t know much about her. I had been mesmerised by her weird and wild performances, both on screen and off, and I went on a deep dive, trying to understand a little more about who she was: her relationship to being an artist, to her family and her husbands, her teachers (Stanislavsky!), her body and her mind. In the end, Flesh Impact is a film about being an artist in the public eye. Maybe in particular about being an actress. And as much as it’s a tribute to Marilyn it’s also about Ellen and Dakota. And even me.

PRODUCTION 1:
Superprime - Michelle Ross,
4125 W Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016, United States of America,
Tel: +1 (310) 558-7500
E-mail: micheller@superprimefilms.com
Web: https://superprimefilms.com
Social Media: @superprimefilms – Instagram, Superprime Films – Linkedin

PRODUCTION 2:
Innocean - Nicolette Spencer, Melissa Moore,
180 5th St #200
Huntington Beach, CA 92648, United States of America
Tel: +1 714.861.5200
E-mail: MMoore@Innoceanusa.com
Web: https://www.innoceanusa.com/ Social Media: @innoceanusa– Instagram, INNOCEAN USA - Linkedin

PRODUCTION 3:
The Cut - William Green
Tel: +1 (310)-237-5030 
E-mail: wgreen@thecut.film
Web: https://www.thecut.film/
Social Media: @thecutproductions – Instagram, The Cut Entertainment & Film – Linkedin

PRESS OFFICE:
IDPR & DDA
Tel: +1 212.774.6148 / +1 917.239.0829
E-mail: TeamGenesis@id-pr.com | FleshImpact@ddaglobal.com